John Sedgwick

John Sedgwick (13 September 1813-9 May 1864) was a Major-General of the US Army during the American Civil War. Sedgwick, a corps commander of the Battle of Spotsylvania Court House was, along with John F. Reynolds, one of the higest-ranking Union generals to be killed in the war.

Biography
John Sedgwick was born in Cornwall, Connecticut in 1813, and he graduated from West Point in 1837, 24th of 50 cadets. Sedgwick fought against the Seminoles in Florida before fighting in the Mexican-American War, being promoted to Major after the Battle of Chapultepec. Sedgwick later fought against the Mormons in Utah, the Border Ruffians in Kansas, and the Native Americans in the American West,